Rapidly rising inflation in 2022 knocked stocks into a bear market. While growth strategies suffered the most, value strategies also declined. Even bond prices were lower that year. Stocks have recovered and a new bull market has started, but gains have been largely driven by only a handful of high-tech companies. Inflation remains an issue and the Federal Reserve has yet to lower rates. Is a recession in the offing? With all the uncertainty, what's a potential equity strategy for investors amid all the uncertainty? Argus believes that Min Vol is an all-weather strategy that is timely in any investing climate. Academic literature and, more to the point, returns history, indicate that Min Vol can deliver market-matching returns on an absolute basis and superior returns on a risk-adjusted basis over various time periods.

Rapidly rising inflation in 2022 knocked stocks into a bear market. While growth strategies suffered the most, value strategies also declined. Even bond prices were lower that year. Stocks have recovered and a new bull market has started, but gains have been largely driven by only a handful of high-tech companies. Inflation remains an issue and the Federal Reserve has yet to lower rates. Is a recession in the offing? With all the uncertainty, what's a potential equity strategy for investors amid all the uncertainty? Argus believes that Min Vol is an all-weather strategy that is timely in any investing climate. Academic literature and, more to the point, returns history, indicate that Min Vol can deliver market-matching returns on an absolute basis and superior returns on a risk-adjusted basis over various time periods.

Earnings season is about to begin (which might push stocks higher), stocks already are at all-time highs, investors are increasingly optimistic that interest rates will start to come down soon -- and corporate insiders increased their selling activity last week. But putting that all in perspective, it is important to note that insiders historically increase selling rates as stocks move higher and higher, taking some money off the table in shares for which they may have paid little or nothing. Also of note is that insiders are entering a period in which they will be limited in their ability to trade because of restrictions in place during earnings season. So they need to trade now or hold their cards for the better part of a month. At the end of the day, we are hard-pressed to ring alarm bells based on current insider sentiment. On a sector basis, selling by insiders last week was greatest in Consumer Staples, with shares valued at $554 million sold, followed by Information Technology ($293 million sold) and Healthcare ($65 million sold). Meanwhile, buying outpaced selling in Industrials, with shares valued at $55 million bought versus $29 million sold, as well as in Energy. This week, analysts at Vickers highlighted insider transactions of interest at Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (NGS: COKE) and Noble Corp. plc (NYSE: NE).

Corning Inc. is the leading global supplier of precision glass for liquid crystal displays, and a leader in the manufacture and sale of optical fiber and cable. It participates in the environmental business, with a focus on emission substrates for gasoline and diesel engines, and is also active in the life sciences business. Specialty Materials operations produce Gorilla Glass, the fast-growing, tough-cover glass used in smartphones and tablets.